--- Wojtek Sokolowski <sokol at jhu.edu> wrote:
>
> The Topkapi palace
> http://www.guideistanbul.net/topkapi.htm
Which contains the wildest whitewash of slavery I have ever seen:
"Tne tour to the Harem ends with a big courtyard which overlooks a vast swiming pool. This swimming pool was for the women to swim on warm and sunny days. There are stairs above the courtyard for the women to go near the pool. The women were not allowed to go outside the Harem and needed to have fresh air. The chambers above this courtyard was reserved for some favourites and four official wives. One cannot believe that the courtyard and swimming pool were full of pretty and charming ladies having fun and getting more pretty for their beloved Sultan.... "
Nu, zayats, pogodi!
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